Novice nurses and factors that influence job adaptation after incorporation into the world of work

Abstract

Objective To analyze the factors that influence the job adaptation of hospital nursing, during the transition period of graduates as a health workforce in their new stage. Method An exploratory, cross-sectional study, involving 100 graduate nurses as a workforce of hospital units. The collection was carried out with a questionnaire on the web platform in the period November 2020 - August 2021. The analysis was carried out using descriptive statistics. Results There was a predominance of women, single, aged between 23 and 32, licensed and operational, working between 19 months and 2 years. Regarding the factors, three most influential were identified, corresponding to: Autonomy; Psychological; Staff. Conclusions and implications for practice The adaptation of nursing staff in the hospital presents difficulties in the transition period; the internal factors of the professional, whether acquired through practices or developed during life, and the training of employers have influence. For improvement, it would be essential that the induction protocols guarantee the adaptation of the novice and that the employee training programs evaluate the effectiveness of the nursing staff in the hospital, until the achievement of the adaptation of nursing to the hospital.

Experiences of workplace environment of neophyte registered nurses in selected hospitals of Limpopo province, South Africa

“…Although newly qualified registered nurses (NQRNs) enter the nursing practice environment with fluctuating feelings of delight of being a graduate coupled with fear of making mistakes because of limited clinical skills (Diaz et al, 2023). Today's NQRNs enter a chaotic workplace environment attributed to inadequate staffing, insufficient resources, unchallenging jobs, high patient acuity, a lack of staff development, heavy workload, poor interpersonal relationship between nurse and colleagues, lack of managerial support and feedback (Alzahrani, 2022;Conradie et al, 2017, Lephoko et al, 2006.…”